Paper Bags Aren’t the Solution

Since we’ve been complaining so much about the pollution caused by plastic bags, you may be starting to wonder if paper bags are a better choice. Nope. There are almost as many reasons to avoid paper bags as well.
Plus, trees look beautiful alive, and they help clean our air. Let’s not cut them down to make paper bags.
From ReuseThisBag.com, here are some facts on paper bags:
•Despite their high recyclability factor, research shows that only 20% of paper bags end up recycled while the rest share a fate with their plastic brethrens.
•Paper bags weigh nearly ten times their counterparts in …read more